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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
all
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
associates
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
barrel
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From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
Bekwando
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
career
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
cheap
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
check
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
Da
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
day's
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
dealt
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
despised
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
disliked
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
door
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
drawer
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From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
eagerly
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
events
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
eyes
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From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
face
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
fascinated
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From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
find
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
half-open
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From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
human
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
incident
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
intruders
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
keep
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
laid
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From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
loaded
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From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
locked
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
looking
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
man
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
moment
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
moody
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From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
noting
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
only
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
out
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
regarded
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From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
revolver
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From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
safely
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
scarcely
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
Scarlett
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
serious
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
side
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From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
slaying
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
Souza
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
spent
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
study
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
table
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From this reading He drew it out, laid it on the table before him, and regarded it with moody, fascinated eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
too
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From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
Trent
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From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
village
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the half-open drawer by his side was the barrel of a loaded revolver.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had come face to face with the first serious check in his career, and it had been dealt him too by the one man whom, of all his associates, he disliked and despised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scarlett Trent spent the first part of the morning, to which he had been looking forward so eagerly, alone in his study with locked door to keep out all intruders.
worth
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From this reading If only it could be safely done, if only for one moment he could find himself face to face with Da Souza in Bekwando village, where human life was cheap and the slaying of a man an incident scarcely worth noting in the day's events!
